Mitigating Factors in the Death Penalty

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The Mercy Workers

For three decades, a little-known group of “mitigation specialists” has helped save death-penalty defendants by documenting their childhood traumas. A rare look inside one case.

Feature • 03.02.2023

How Mexico Saves Its Citizens from the Death Penalty in the U.S.

A fund is designated to train, pay and advise American defense lawyers.

News • 09.22.2016

Five Things Wrong With Georgia’s Death Penalty

On the eve of the next execution, a look at the state’s history of bad lawyering and faulty evidence.

Commentary • 11.18.2015

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